Kandahar recently opened its first foreign office in Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, which is a de facto embassy or consulate. This office is naturally the Chinese office in Afghanistan, and although there are basically no Chinese in Afghanistan now, the fact that this can be done is itself a reflection of regional political influence. Although the Taliban is also relatively violent, at least its actions to liberate women's rights and restore economic and order have been recognized by many Western governments, civil society organizations and human rights fighters. At this time, he is friendly with the Taliban, and when the Taliban takes control of the country, he may be able to obtain more benefits and bargaining chips.

Although many people are pessimistic about restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan, no one can fully predict what will happen in the future, and it is normal to plan ahead. If Afghanistan is truly restored to its status as a normal state, there will certainly be a variety of business opportunities here. A more harmonious relationship between the government will certainly make it easier for foreign companies to enter a war-torn country where people's livelihoods have withered, and make a lot of money in the recovery and reconstruction work.

Not to mention, Afghanistan itself is also a resource-rich country, which has the third largest copper mine and the fifth largest iron ore in the world, and contains a large number of high-value minerals such as lithium ore and rare earth ore, and the northern region also produces certain oil and gas resources.

On the other hand, the resource-starved state-owned giants of the Celestial Empire are making a big show in Afghanistan, which is still in chaos, and the China Metallurgical Group is investing in the mining of local copper and coal resources, and intends to build a railway for the export of these minerals.

Because Omar is a Red Alert spy, there is no problem for Chinese companies to enter Afghanistan at this time. The northern part of the country is inaccessible because it is the territory of government forces and the Northern Alliance, but the southern part of Afghanistan has opened its doors to Chinese companies that have early access to global resources.

At this stage, the commercial negotiations between China and the Taliban are actually extremely crude, and even the two sides of the negotiations are at the official government level, not the enterprise level. The Taliban side has no companies, while China is the official owner of the business, so it has become a direct official dialogue.

Xu Yonghua, director of the Taliban's China office in Afghanistan, did not know that the person he wanted to negotiate with was actually his own people, and that their so-called negotiations were just a formality. Xu Yonghua came with a mission, and the Taliban representatives who negotiated with him also came with the task of "revitalizing the economy and introducing foreign investment" with Omar, so it was basically an instant hit.

The Taliban representative in charge of the negotiations was Dimish, who was recently appointed by Omar as the economy minister, a 50-something economy minister who had been a minor warlord until recently, but what set him apart from other warlords was the man who did not like to wear Islamic robes, studied business administration in England as a young man, and traveled many countries. Omar put him to the test, believing that Dimish was not very competent as a warlord, but had some business and economic ability, so he was appointed